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Nurse Aide NNAAP Exam Prep

Category - Physical Care

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Mrs. Ricketts has chronic gouty arthritis. The diet appropriate for Mrs. Ricketts would include:

Aged cheese, broiled chicken, and pasta
Low fat milk, green salad, citrus fruits
Mackerel, meat extracts, anchovies
Sweetbreads, steak with gravy, scallops

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Answer: B -Mrs. Ricketts should eat low fat milk, green salad, and citrus fruits. Gout is a systemic disease in which urate crystals deposit in joints and other body tissues. The diet appropriate for clients with gouty arthritis is a low-purine diet. Avoid foods such as organ meats, wines, aged cheese, mackerel, sardines, scallops, sweetbreads, gravies, meat extracts, and anchovies. Encourage a high fluid intake to prevent stone formation.

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